An Engineer's Beauty Diary

Hello and welcome back to my blog for Day 13 of Daily Blogging! Today, I have something a little different for you - a mini haul of Essie nail polishes from Ulta. I recently went to Ulta and had a great coupon for 30% off of all Essie polishes, so I had to pick something up from the Gel Couture line. I'll most definitely be bringing out a full review of the Essie Gel Couture polishes soon! Without further ado, into the haul we get! I got 2 Essie Gel Couture colors and 1 from their regular line. As you can see from the picture, they're very autumn/winter shades. I just can't wait for the weather to cool down! First up, I have Caviar Bar, which is a deep navy creme shade and part of the Gel Couture range. Next, I have Turn n' Pose, also from the Gel Couture range. This is a deep purple creme. Lastly, I have the cult favorite Bahama Mama from Essie's regular range. This is a beautiful burgundy creme. Well, that's all I've hauled recently from...

Happy Sunday and welcome back to my blog for Day 12 of Daily Blogging! Today I have for you something other than a review - this will be a post on the products that I regret buying. I will preface this by saying that everyone has different skin, so what may not work for me, could still amazingly work for you. Without further ado, let's get into it! Regret #1: Lush Mask of Magnaminty I don't have a picture of this, because I opened it up the other day and saw that it was moldy. :( So I immediately tossed it out. I bought this a while ago in hopes that it would live up to its hype about how amazing it was for oily, acne prone skin. I used it a few times and noticed that while it left my skin ultra smooth from the physical exfoliation particles, it also broke me out! I noticed that I always had a new breakout the next morning, and since I didn't change anything else in my routines, it was definitely this. Also, the scent of it was unappealing to me as it was almos...

Hello and welcome to Day 11 of Daily Blogging! Today's post will be on a Real Techniques Brush Starter kit. These are the brushes that I think everyone should have in their collection. Below, I've included my favorites that I use on a daily basis. If there are two brushes listed under each category, then I use those interchangeably.  Foundation Buffing Brush Expert Face Brush Concealer Base Shadow Brush Deluxe Crease Brush Highlight Setting Brush Blush Cheek Brush Duo Fiber Face Brush Contour Contour Brush Eyeshadow Base Shadow Brush All of the brushes I've listed above I use on a pretty much daily basis. I don't use eyeshadow all that often, mostly because I don't have much time in the morning before class to put together an eye look, so I like to use a cream shadow and then use the Base Shadow Brush to apply a powdered shadow in the crease. I also love the Base Shadow Brush for concealer, which shows how ver...

Happy Friday and welcome to Day 10 of Daily Blogging! Today I'm sharing with you a review on another Drunk Elephant product, the Marula Oil. Without further ado, let's get into it! Q: Where can I buy it? A:  Sephora stores, sephora.com, drunkelephant.com Q: How much does it cost? A:  Full size: $72 USD; Mini: $40 USD Q: How much do I get in one bottle? A:  Full size: 1 oz / 30 mL; Mini: 0.50 oz / 15 mL Q: What's the packaging like? A:  This oil comes in a white bottle with a yellow pump and cap.  Q: Will it suit my skin? A: If you have dry, sensitive skin, or even combo/oily skin, this is the most amazing oil! Especially if it's the middle of winter and your skin peels like mine does. This is the most soothing and fast acting oil I've ever used. If you have more mature skin, this oil will also be absolutely amazing as a moisturizer for you! Q: Is the scent going to give me a headache? A:  No! There's absolutel...

Hi and welcome to Day 9 of Daily Blogging! Thank you all for joining me; today I have a review up on the Vichy Mineral Pore Purifying Clay Mask. Without further ado, let's jump into the review! Q: Where can I buy it? A:  Ulta stores, ulta.com, www.vichyusa.com Q: How much does it cost? A:  $20 USD Q: How much do I get in one bottle/jar? A:  75 mL Q: What's the packaging like? A: The mask is housed in a heavy glass jar with a screw on lid. I make sure to twist it on tightly to prevent the mask from drying out. Q: Will it suit my skin? A: If you have oily/combo, acne prone skin, then yes, this will be perfect for you. It is a clay mask, and it does dry down, so if you already have very dry skin, then this could potentially dry you out even more.  Q: Is the scent going to give me a headache? A:  It shouldn't, but it's on a thin line of being almost too strong. It smells like perfume and you can smell it whe...

Hello and welcome back to my blog for Day 8 of Daily Blogging! Today I have for you a review on another Herbivore product - the Blue Tansy Resurfacing Clarity Mask. Without further ado, let's get into it! Q: Where can I buy it? A:  Sephora stores, sephora.com, herbivorebotanicals.com Q: How much does it cost? A:  Full size: $48 USD; Mini duo: $29 USD Q: How much do I get in one bottle? A:  Full size: 2 oz / 60 mL; Mini: 1 oz / 29 mL Q: What's the packaging like? A:  This mask is housed in a heavy glass jar with a white lid. The print on the front is clean  and easy to read. Since the glass jar is clear, you can see that the mask is a blue/green/violet color. Q: Will it suit my skin? A: If your skin is acne prone, textured, sensitive, then this mask will be great for you. It'll work especially well if you're prone to redness in your skin as this will help calm it down. I think this is gentle enough to work for any...

Hello and welcome to Day 7 of daily blogging! We've made it to a whole week of daily posts! I absolutely am loving putting up a post for all of you to read every single day. Today, I'm sharing with you a review on the Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Sukari Baby Facial. Without further ado, let's dive into the review! Q: Where can I buy it? A:  Sephora stores, sephora.com, drunkelephant.com Q: How much does it cost? A:  Full size: $80 USD; Mini duo: $25 USD Q: How much do I get in one bottle? A:  Full size: 1.69 oz / 50 mL; Mini: 0.50 oz / 15 mL Q: What's the packaging like? A: This comes in a pump bottle with a very smooth and functional pump. It does have very aesthetically appealing packaging with the pink pump and the white bottle. Q: Will it suit my skin? A:  If your skin is oily/combo and acne prone and you can handle acid exfoliation, then yes, this is most definitely for you. It does sting a little at first, so if ...